Apple's Jony Ive designs a Leica camera you will never own

The Leica M for (RED) has a lot of recognisable Ive touches. The "laser machined aluminum body" and "anodised aluminium outer shell" strongly resemble a current generation Mac Pro, Apple's most advanced desktop computers.

Also evident is Ive's tendency to focus on simplicity. The designers removed a number of features from a normal type 240 Leica M, the basis for their take. Most importantly, there's no hotshoe, the slot which accepts accessories like a flash, and there's no port for an external viewfinder. Just like the original iPod was criticised for lacking features its competitors offered, Ive's Leica focuses on the basics.

Google updates maps tool with multi-stage directions

Google has updated its maps feature, introducing the option to get multi-stage directions, find upcoming events at local venues, and view flight, hotel, and restaurant reservations.

The update affects Google's Maps Preview on desktop, which allows users to choose to upgrade to an early version of the company's next major release of its maps product.

Driving, walking and cycling directions can now have multiple destinations. Clicking a plus sign lets users search for new locations and add them to the bottom of the list. They can then be rearranged by clicking and dragging, with up to 10 locations visited in order.

Public transport directions, however, are still limited to one start point and one end point.

GTA V 'to hit PC in 2014'

Although Rockstar is yet to confirm anything (and it won't until it's good and ready), the rumours come at an interesting time. On Monday, Chris R Silva, director of marketing for Intel's premium notebooks, controversially told PC Gamer: "I don't think it'll be console exclusive very long. But that's what happens when you have a brand new launch with two companies that have lots of money trying to make sure they have content. Somebody paid a lot of money to make sure that title was exclusive."

However, Rockstar has a history of releasing its GTA titles on console first, before announcing a PC edition months later. GTA: San Andreas launched on PlayStation 2 in October 2004, but didn't arrive on PC until the following June, while GTA IV hit consoles in April 2008, with the PC version arriving in December. And if/when it does show up, it should be worth the wait: the PC version of GTA IV featured a number of improvements, including doubling the number of players in online games to 32 and adding customisable radio stations.

Android on the PC?

Asus, for instance, offers the Transformer Book Trio, which it bills as the world's first 3-in-1 notebook, tablet and desktop PC.

That device is a dual-boot Windows 8 and Android laptop running Windows on an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and Android on an Intel Atom. The screen detaches to become a tablet, and the Trio plugs into an external monitor to serve as a desktop PC. The tablet runs Android apps that are on users' smartphones.

Acer, meanwhile, offers the DA241HL, a 24-inch all-in-one desktop PC running Android.

In March, Intel released a pre-alpha build of an optimized version of Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 that would run on an x86 processor. There's one catch, though: Apps written for ARM-based devices will need to be recompiled for x86 or emulated.

Lenovo's Android Laptop Will Bend Over Backwards

Lenovo IdeaPad A10

Android will come preinstalled on the device, whose convertible form factor allows the screen to be flipped around backwards so as to enable upright viewing.

Powered by a 1.6 GHz Rockchip RK3188 ARM quad-core processor, the A10 will have a 10.1-inch screen, two USB 2.0 ports, one microUSB port that doubles as a charging port, one microSD card slot, two speakers, a built-in microphone, an HDMI port, a 6.3 MP integrated camera, and a keyboard and a touchpad.

Standard memory will be 1 GB or 2 GB DDR 3l; the A10 will have an eMMC 16 GB or 32 GB solid state drive. Bluetooth and WiFi are both supported.

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